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Boulder County, Colo. -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On Friday, July 10, BoCo Strong* will be hosting an energizing morning of
Ignite style presentations and cross-sector
network building. The topic for the meeting is “Let’s Get it Together: Building
Communities Large and Small.” Everyone is welcome to attend.
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What: BoCo Strong Quarterly Meeting
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When: Friday, July 10, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
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Where: Longmont Public Library, 409 4th Ave., Longmont,
CO 80503
Ignite style
presentations limit the speaker to 20 slides for 15 seconds each for a total of
five minutes. The motto is, “Enlighten us, but make it quick!” After the
presentations, there will be time for Q&A as well as facilitated group work
and networking activities.
The BoCo Strong Resilience Network’s quarterly meetings aim
to help identify resilience best practices, increase connectivity across all
sectors, improve understanding and communication of risks, increase data
sharing, and develop relationships with peers throughout the county. Anyone interested in the topic of resilience
or anyone interested in learning more about resilience is welcome to attend.
The presentation topics and speakers include:
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Creating
Neighborhood Networks, Carmen Ramirez, City of Longmont
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Connecting
Volunteers to Community Needs, Edward Kean, Lyons Volunteers
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The Power
of Networks, Joellen Raderstorf, Social Networking Expert
*BoCo Strong was formed by flood impacted towns, cities and
active nonprofits to coordinate a process of resilience building at all levels
that integrates action across Boulder County in ways which increase the
effectiveness of the existing collective capacity of all sectors. More
information about BoCo Strong and plans for the resilience grant can be found at
www.BoCoStrong.org.
For more information, contact Katie Arrington, Flood
Recovery Specialist, at karrington@bouldercounty.org
or 303-441-1609.
-BoulderCountyFlood.org-
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